Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s Selection Panel on Friday named an 18-member squad for the One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa Women at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg from January 25 to February 7. The touring squad sees a return for Afy Fletcher, the experienced leg-spinner and right-handed batter, who returns from maternity leave.…
Outspoken Opposition Member of Parliament and host of the popular “In The Ring” talk show, Sherod Duncan was arrested by the Police this morning following a complaint by an official of the Guyana Elections Commission, Aneal Giddings over statements Duncan allegedly made on his social media talk show. According to the Police, Mr. Giddings complained…
PRESIDENT, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has said his government is moving ahead with the roll out of a number of innovative solutions, to ensure the livelihood of fisherfolk is maintained. Guyana’s fisheries industry is not the only one battling with a decline in fish catches. Research points to the issue being a global concern. To…
Guyana on Friday received a donation of 28, 800 doses of the Janssen Johnson and Johnson vaccines from the Government of Spain, through COVAX. Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony, expressed gratitude to the Spanish Government, COVAX, and all countries that have contributed along the way. “We are very lucky in Guyana, to be able…
Outspoken Opposition Member of Parliament and host of the popular “In The Ring” talk show, Sherod Duncan was arrested by the Police this morning following a complaint by an official of the Guyana Elections Commission, Aneal Giddings over statements Duncan allegedly made on his social media talk show. According to the Police, Mr. Giddings complained…
WRITING since a lad, Tarik Braithwaite has always had a knack for penning his thoughts on paper, and perfecting his craft over the years has now led the young author to the title of an award-winning poet. Braithwaite’s first publication, a collection of poetry and prose called ‘Trapped in Thought,’ secured second in the TCK…
By Shikema Dey shikema@newsroom.gy Citizens can expect to see cameras at strategic points across the capital city of Georgetown and heightened police presence at illegal sites as President Irfaan Ali announced on Saturday that garbage dumping will no longer be tolerated. The President along with the Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips, other members of…
Outspoken Opposition Member of Parliament and host of the popular “In The Ring” talk show, Sherod Duncan was arrested by the Police this morning following a complaint by an official of the Guyana Elections Commission, Aneal Giddings over statements Duncan allegedly made on his social media talk show. According to the Police, Mr. Giddings complained…
CENTRAL Government, the Guyana Defence Force and the private sector on Thursday commenced a massive clean-up exercise in the City. The exercise started in Drury Lane, Campbellville, Georgetown. A post from President Dr Irfaan Ali’s facebook page said the exercise is being replicated across the country, municipalities and neighbourhood democratic councils (NDCs) and every citizen…
There could be penalties for the Wärtsilä corporation after fears of a massive explosion forced the shutdown of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL)’s power plant at Garden of Eden on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) on Friday. President Dr. Irfaan Ali, at the sidelines of an event on Saturday morning, highlighted that he…
